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United Arab Emirates vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 2.4 times more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% more in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 17.5% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 61.9% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Cuba. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Cuba, you would:

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pay 10.8% more for restaurants

	Cuba	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$7.91 AED29.06	+79.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$8.65 AED31.75	+72.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$1.04 AED3.83	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$0.50 AED1.85	-59.7%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Cuba	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.47 AED5.39	+20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$5.36 AED19.68	+85.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$6.96 AED25.56	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$2.81 AED10.34	-32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$3.68 AED13.51	+47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$0.98 AED3.59	-56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.75 AED2.75	+27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.73 AED2.69	-46.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$0.59 AED2.15	-41.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.48 AED1.76	-49.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.53 AED1.93	-55.0%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 17.5% more for transportation

	Cuba	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$2.91 AED10.69	-39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$53.10 AED195.00	+112.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	-32.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$8.50 AED31.21	+28.8%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Cuba	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$101.41 AED372.42	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+472.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+207.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$122.67 AED450.49	+351.9%
Average			+266.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Cuba	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+344.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	-3.9%
Average			+170.1%

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pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$10.43 AED38.31	+421.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$4.99 AED18.32	+393.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$6.23 AED22.88	+55.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$75.55 AED277.45	+100.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$13.19 AED48.44	+1218.9%
Average			+438.0%

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pay 61.9% more for clothing

	Cuba	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$75.04 AED275.58	+115.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$59.50 AED218.51	+57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$105.66 AED388.03	+40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$106.53 AED391.23	+33.2%
Average			+61.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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